Saturday, June 12, 2010

Defenders of the Constitution, ARISE!

Here's the latest from the Independent Republic of Arizona, which should curdle the blood of all defenders of the Constitution of the United States of America

This from Time.com


Buoyed by recent public opinion polls suggesting they're on the right track with illegal immigration, Arizona Republicans will likely introduce legislation this fall that would deny birth certificates to children born in Arizona - and thus American citizens according to the U.S. Constitution - to parents who are not legal U.S. citizens.

The question is whether that would violate the U.S. Constitution. The 14th Amendment states that "all persons, born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States." It was intended to provide citizenship for freed slaves and served as a final answer to the Dred Scott case, cementing the federal government's control over citizenship.

1 comment:

doubting dave said...

Is there something complicated about "all persons born in the United States" that people in Arizona don't understand?